M'Cheyne: answering prayer

Monday, February 3, 2020
    Feast of Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary to Denmark and Sweden, 865
Meditation:
    Then [the other criminal crucified with him] said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
    Jesus answered him, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.”
    —Luke 23:42-43 (NIV)
Quotation:
    God will either give you what you ask, or something far better.
    ... Robert Murray M’Cheyne (1813-1843), The Life and Remains, Letters, Lectures, and Poems of the Rev. Robert Murray McCheyne, Andrew Alexander Bonar, New York: R. Carter, 1866, p. 168 (see the book)
    See also Luke 23:42-43; 1 Kings 3:7-14; Eph. 3:12; Heb. 3:6; 4:16; 10:35; 1 John 3:21; 5:14-15
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, Your provision has exceeded my wants as the ocean exceeds a drop of water. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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